Section 8 in The Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Class I) Service Rules, 1988
8. Method of recruitment and qualifications.
(1)Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (4), appointments to the Service shall be made in the manner specified in Appendix 'B'.Provided that if no suitable person is available for appointment by promotion to a post in the Service, such post shall be filled in by transfer or by taking a person on deputation, as the appointing authority may decide in this behalf.(2)No person shall be appointed to a post in the Service unless he possesses the qualifications and experience as specified against that post in Appendix 'B'.(3)All appointments by promotion to the Service, shall be made by selection on the basis of seniority-cum-merit and no person shall be entitled to claim promotion on the basis of seniority alone.(4)The following percentage of posts in the Service shall be reserved for each method of appointment indicated for categories mentioned thereunder, namely :-(a)By direct appointment :(i)for members of the Scheduled Castes 25 per cent(ii)for members of the Backward Classes 5 per cent(iii)for Ex-servicemen 15 per cent(b)By promotion :(i)for members of the Scheduled Castes 14 per cent(ii)for members of the Backward Classes : 2 per centProvided that percentage of reservation in the case of sportsmen, handicapped persons, freedom fighters or for any other category of persons shall be such percentage as may, from time to time, be specified by the Government of Punjab for the Service and posts under it.
